u/turtlewaxer99

Yesterday, around 10:15am I pulled into the Aldi/Home Depot lot with my seven year old son.

As we pulled in, there was a group of guys across the way from us in the Steak & Shake parking lot. There was one guy standing outside their van and two or three others in the van itself. They began shouting at us and told us to stay there. They were smiling and laughing. It felt playful but weird. Abruptly, the other guys got out of the van and all began running towards us without explanation— fanning out and seeming like they were going to surround our car.

It startled my son (and me too.)

I didn't know where this was headed and it went from just feeling confusing to feeling scary. So, we gunned it. In doing so, I nearly hit the guy who was originally standing outside the van.

My son and I just left the parking lot after that and he's been talking about it regularly since. And, obviously, I'm thinking about it too as I post about it 24 hours later.

Curious if others have encountered this and, if so, what it was all about.

And, if any of the guys from the van are on here, sorry I nearly hit one of you but consider the optics when you shout at a car and then abruptly try to surround them. It's just asking for a fight or flight response from the car's occupants.

Haven't seen it posted here yet so thought l'd put out a little PSA that if you have some disposable PTO or an obligation-free Tuesday, you can go watch IndyCar for the day.

Tickets are $20 online plus a $6 service fee. You can probably buy them at the gate too but haven't seen that confirmed. Kids under 16 get in free.

Maybe see some of y'all on Tuesday!

Live in Evanston. Unexpectedly got two tickets to Saturday night's Chicago Fire game. I'm really considering taking my bike and my son's bike on the Metra and biking over to Soldier Field from Ogilvie.

The route looks to be 77% protected bike lanes. Where it's not, I would make us walk our bikes.

Part of me is screaming internally that it's foolish because he's only seven. But, on the other hand, if we only ride in protected lanes... Is it *that* foolish?

So I'm curious if others have done this with their kids or if a consensus emerges that he's too young still.

My old, but paid off, Hyundai has a stuck window. Tried replacing the fuse but this seems to be a motor or something electrical within the door panel.

Does anyone have any decently priced recommendations of shops/persons that have been trustworthy and reliable with repairs like this?

I took it to Heart Auto and was kind of flabbergasted at the amount they wanted to do it— over $1200. Maybe my expectations are off though. So, if anyone here has relatable experience, I'd love to hear it.